Gourmet Magazine, July 2007

I just received my July 2007 issue of Gourmet Magzine, which I've been eagerly anticipating. Why? Last week, my friend Jenny told me that she read a blurb about me on her flight from Canada. She told me they "jazzed up" the story behind my flavor (compared to what I had told her), so I was curious to see what they had written. See for yourself on the right -->. For the record, it's all true. I just wasn't expecting it to come out in print, though I did say it on camera, so anything's game.
Can't say that it is working completely yet, but maybe things are just warming up. So, here's a call out to all of you single women out there. ha ha! This is great, too, because I've somehow advanced a few levels in both professions. Not only am I now a "scientist" (in my field, I'd be considered a "tech"), but I'm also a "chef" versus a "cook". Too bad I got stuck on Page 2 of the Gourmet site (thanks to Howie for noticing!). I hadn't even thought of going to that site; didn't even notice the URL at the top of the ad. I think my eyes get so focused on the words Häagen Dazs.

Anyway, it looks like the ball might be rolling again, so I'm hoping they'll have new videos posted soon. In the meantime, continue to VOTE FOR ME. Thanks!

Wishful thinking?

Could it be? Is the Häagen Dazs website being updated as I type? I just tried to check the website and see if anything has changed, and I keep getting timed out. It might just be my connection from work, but I hope not.

July issue of Gourmet magazine

Just got word from my friend that there is a new ad in the July issue of Gourmet magazine. For some reason, my copy isn't due to arrive until July 3 or something. Don't magazines usually come out before the cover date?

CP: 19,222
CC: 17,850
BB: 15,001

whole lotta nothin'

CP: 19,035
CC: 17,527
BB: 14,679

I was at the Westfield/SF Center today, so I decided to stop by the Häagen Dazs store and see if any of our flavors were there. Alas, they were not. Guess we'll just have to keep waiting.

Here are the latest page view numbers:
CP: 18,903
CC: 17,309
BB: 14,422

Patience young grasshopper

When will Häagen Dazs update the Scoop website? It's been over a month since the last video was posted. I wonder if they didn't have enough good footage or maybe there was too much. Seems like the momentum is slowing; I don't know.
Speaking of momentum, please keep voting for Coco y Cacao; I think I'm falling behind. Why? If you take a look at the website hosting the videos, they list the number of "views" for each video. If each view translates into one vote, then I'm now trailing by ~1700 votes. So, keep spreading the word and help me out.

One interesting thing I noticed is that the Häagen Dazs site was sort of updated. Caramelized Pear used to be listed first, now it is listed third. Blueberry Belgian Waffle is now listed first, with Coco y Cacao second. Of course, the first one listed is more prominent, and I wonder if that's partly how CP passed me up so quickly. So maybe BBW is now listed up top to help it garner more votes. I also noticed the Brightcove site lists CP quite early if you just search for "Haagen Dazs". Maybe I should start tracking the views for each flavor. That would be an interesting chart, but too bad I don't have historical data for when CP was listed first.
CP: 18,739
CC: 17,085
BB: 14,196